Re:3D Printing Store
by johnvschmitt on Monday July 28, 2014 @10:46PM
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AutoCAD? Seriously?
For consumers, who are the primary market here on Amazon, looking to get started, why would they buy very expensive software for the CAD part?
Blender is a free CAD tool that I use, as well as millions of others, and is just fine for 99% of consumers. If they get serious & professional, then they'd feed right into the expensive corporate CAD solutions: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc. But, it's odd that Amazon would start you with B2B tools like that.
Of course, that makes me suspect that AutoCAD is paying Amazon for this positioning. If not, then it's just a mistake IMO.
For consumers, who are the primary market here on Amazon, looking to get started, why would they buy very expensive software for the CAD part?
Blender is a free CAD tool that I use, as well as millions of others, and is just fine for 99% of consumers. If they get serious & professional, then they'd feed right into the expensive corporate CAD solutions: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc. But, it's odd that Amazon would start you with B2B tools like that.
Of course, that makes me suspect that AutoCAD is paying Amazon for this positioning. If not, then it's just a mistake IMO.